How To Knit Herringbone Stitch {Photo + Video Tutorial}

Instructions

Cast on an even number of stitches.

For this sample, I cast on 24 stitches.

1. Step 1 - Insert your right-hand needle into the back loops of the first two stitches on the left-hand needle.
2. Step 2 - Bring your right-hand needle up and under those two stitches.
3. Step 3 - Knit the stitches and slip one of the stitches (the first loop) off onto the right-hand needle, while leaving the other loop on the left-hand needle.
4. Step 4 - Then insert your right-hand needle through the loop left on the left-hand needle and the loop next to it, through the back again.
5. Step 5 - Bring your yarn around as if to knit those two stitches.
6. Step 6 - Push the right-hand needle through the front to knit.
7. Step 7 - Split the two loops, slipping one of the knitted loops onto the right-hand needle, leaving the other on the left-hand needle. Continue to knit the row in this way - knitting into the back of the loop left on the left-hand needle and the loop next to it, then slipping that first knitted loop over onto the right-hand needle and repeating the process until you get to the end of the row.
8. Step 8 - Knitting the wrong side. Turn your work and insert your right-hand needle purlwise into the first two stitches on the left-hand needle.
9. Step 9 - Wrap your yarn over the needle as to purl those two stitches.
10. Step 10 - You will see your two purl stitches on the needles like this image below.
11. Step 11 - Slip the first loop onto your right-hand needle, leaving the second loop on the left-hand needle.
12. Step 12 - Now insert your right-hand needle purlwise into the loop left on the left-hand needle and the loop next to it.
13. Step 13 - Slip the first purled loop onto the right-hand needle leaving the second loop on the left-hand needle. Repeat this process to the end of the row.